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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning have empowered students all over the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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