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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to be participants 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 almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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