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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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