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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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