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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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