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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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