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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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