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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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