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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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