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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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