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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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