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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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