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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students 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 subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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