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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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