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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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