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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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