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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online education organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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