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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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