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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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