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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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