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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are typically 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 several issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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