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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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