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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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