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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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