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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically 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 quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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