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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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