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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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