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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are normally 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 many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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