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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free 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 quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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