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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand these new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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