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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that elearning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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