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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants 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 mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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