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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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