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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand these open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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