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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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