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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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