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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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