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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students 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 numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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