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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the major 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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