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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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