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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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