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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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