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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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