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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning enable students in all parts of 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 online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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