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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand these open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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