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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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