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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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