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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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