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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. 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. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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