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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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