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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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