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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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