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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not 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 deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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