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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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