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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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