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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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