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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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