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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently 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 numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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