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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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