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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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