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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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