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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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