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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily 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. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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