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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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