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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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