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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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