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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open education experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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