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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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