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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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