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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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