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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants 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 customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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