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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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