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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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