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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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