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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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