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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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