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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily 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 a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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