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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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