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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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