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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners 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 a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also studies 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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