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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key 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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