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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology have empowered learners all over 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 commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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