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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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