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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning are empowering students all over the world to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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