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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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