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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all around the world to take part in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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