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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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