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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that elearning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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