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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning technology enable learners all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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