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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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