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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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