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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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