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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning have made it possible for learners all over 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 MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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