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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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