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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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