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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually 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 a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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