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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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