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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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