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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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