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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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