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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students 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 many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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