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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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