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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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