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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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