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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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