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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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