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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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