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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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