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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with 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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