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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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