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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology have enabled humans 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 courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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