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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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