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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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