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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. 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 MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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