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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology enable students all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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