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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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