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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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