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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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