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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to understand these new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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