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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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