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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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