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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free 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 numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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