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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily 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 a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches 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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