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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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