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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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