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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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