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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational ventures. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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