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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth 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. Massively open online courses are 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 many issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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