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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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