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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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