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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free 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 distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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