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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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