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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for 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 massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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