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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology make it possible for students all over the world 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. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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