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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand these important new open educational ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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