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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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