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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have enabled learners all around the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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