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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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