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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners 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 variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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