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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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