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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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