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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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