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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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