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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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