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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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