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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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