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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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