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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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