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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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