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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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