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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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