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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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