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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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