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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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