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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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