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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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