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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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