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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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