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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of 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 online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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