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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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