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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. 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 adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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