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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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