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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students 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 quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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