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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free 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 online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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