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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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