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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology enable humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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