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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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