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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate 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 generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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