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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the key 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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