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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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