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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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