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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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