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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part 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 for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also investigates 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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