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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free 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 many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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