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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are generally free for students 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 a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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