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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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