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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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