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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology have empowered students all over the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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