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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning enable learners all over 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 online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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