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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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