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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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