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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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