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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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