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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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