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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology are empowering humans all over 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. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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