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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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