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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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