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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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