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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are normally 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 quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also describes the 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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