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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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