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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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