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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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