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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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