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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally 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 a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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