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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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