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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have empowered humans all around 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 MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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