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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly 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 a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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