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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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