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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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