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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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