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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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