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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive these open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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