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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This 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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