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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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