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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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