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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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