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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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