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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free 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 distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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