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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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