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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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