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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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