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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always 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 topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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