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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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