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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Montenegro to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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