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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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