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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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