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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over 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. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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