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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently 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 issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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