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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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