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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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