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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally 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 issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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