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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology have enabled learners all over 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 commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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