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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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