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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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