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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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