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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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