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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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