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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. 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 a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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