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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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