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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners 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 MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand these important new open education undertakings. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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