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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily 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 topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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