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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning have empowered 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. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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