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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. 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 learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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