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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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