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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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