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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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