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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in digital education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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