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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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