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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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