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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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