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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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