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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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