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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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