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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in all parts of 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. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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