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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology have empowered students all around the world 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 typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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