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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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