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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These 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. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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