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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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