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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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