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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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