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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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