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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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