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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology enable students all over the world to take part in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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