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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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