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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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