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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important 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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