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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all around the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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