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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand these open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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