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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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