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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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