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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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