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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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