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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly 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 variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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