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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates 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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