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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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