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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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