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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants 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 generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers 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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