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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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