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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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