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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally 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 quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers 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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