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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key 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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