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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes 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 always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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