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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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