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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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