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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are considering now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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