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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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