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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning are enabling people 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 massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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