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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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