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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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