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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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