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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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