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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally 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 many subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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