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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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