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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology enable people all over 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. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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