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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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