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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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