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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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