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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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