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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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