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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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