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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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