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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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