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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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