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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all over the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the 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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