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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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