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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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