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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology have empowered students all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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