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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also explores the most important 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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