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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners 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 several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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