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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free for students 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 several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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