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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology have made it possible for 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 online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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