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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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