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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly 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 several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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