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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology are making it possible for people all around 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 customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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