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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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