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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses 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. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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