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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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