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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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