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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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