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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. 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 lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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