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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online 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 a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to understand these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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