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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes 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 topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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