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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing 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 topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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