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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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