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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education are empowering students all over the world to take part in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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