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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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