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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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