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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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