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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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