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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education have made it possible for students in nations all around 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. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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