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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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