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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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