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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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