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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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