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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with 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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