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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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