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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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