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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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