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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online classes. 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. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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