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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology enable learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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