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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually 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 many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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