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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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