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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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