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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are normally 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 a lot of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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