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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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