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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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