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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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