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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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