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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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