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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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