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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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