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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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