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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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