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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver 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. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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