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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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