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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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