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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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