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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always 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 a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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