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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. 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. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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