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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. 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 massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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