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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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