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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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