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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses 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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