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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free 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 distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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