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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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