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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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