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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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