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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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