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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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