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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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