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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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