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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take online classes. 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. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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