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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners 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 issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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