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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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