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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the key 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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