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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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