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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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