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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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