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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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