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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. 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 massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Morocco to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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