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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open education ventures. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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