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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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