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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses 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 but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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