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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning enable learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free 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 quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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