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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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