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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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