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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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