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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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