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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have empowered students all around 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 mostly free but do not consistently 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 distance learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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