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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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