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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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