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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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