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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly 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 numerous subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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