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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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