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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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