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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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