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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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