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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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