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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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