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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology enable learners all over the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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