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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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