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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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