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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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