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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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