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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all around 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. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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