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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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