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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes 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 usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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