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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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