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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to participate 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 normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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