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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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