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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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