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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education enable students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. 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. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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