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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part 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 but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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