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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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