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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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