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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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