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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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