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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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