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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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