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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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