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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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