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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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