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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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