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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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