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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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