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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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