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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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