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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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