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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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