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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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