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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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