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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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