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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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