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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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