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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning enable students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always 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 numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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