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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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