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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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