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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate 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 ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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