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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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