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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education have enabled people all around 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. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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