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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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