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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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