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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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