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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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