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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that online education institutions must deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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