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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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