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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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