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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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