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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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