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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are empowering people all over the world 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 commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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