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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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