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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners 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 a lot of topics that online education institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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