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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have enabled students all around 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 online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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