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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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