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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners 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 quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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