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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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