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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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