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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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