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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually 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 lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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