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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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