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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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