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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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