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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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