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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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