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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students 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 a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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