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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically 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 many issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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