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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in digital education technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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