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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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