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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world 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 typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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