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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also addresses 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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