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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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