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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning have made it possible for learners in nations all aver 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. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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