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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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