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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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