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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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