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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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