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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes 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 consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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