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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver 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. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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