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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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