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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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