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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education have enabled students all over the world to take part in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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