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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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