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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part 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 for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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