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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally 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 issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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