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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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