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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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