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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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