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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the amazing 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 describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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