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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly 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 numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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