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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning are empowering students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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