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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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