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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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