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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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