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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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