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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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