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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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