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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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