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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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