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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX 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 e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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