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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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