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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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