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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition