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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants 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 customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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