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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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