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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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