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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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