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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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