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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these MOOC classes? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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