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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free 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 elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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