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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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