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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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