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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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