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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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