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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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