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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also researches the most important 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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