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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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