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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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