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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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