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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education enable students all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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