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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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