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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important 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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