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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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